I find the idea of being deprived of a lot of things horrifying, but being deprived of reading might well be the worst thing you could do to me (among things not involving actual pain to myself or others). Continue reading →

I wonder if I could make a living just writing things on the computer all day? Oh, wait, that’s what I do. But could I make a living writing really short things, like this, on the internet? Things like this, but interesting. They would probably have to be interesting. Continue reading →

A peculiarly modern phenomenon: When you want to hang out with your family, but all of them are absorbed in different media and you don’t want to watch what any of them are watching. Continue reading →

I know we all have troubles — some have BAD troubles — but we also live in a privileged time. I was sitting on the back porch looking at the blurry world before putting my contact lenses in, and thinking about how blind and miserable I would have been if I’d lived in the time before corrective lenses. Continue reading →

My favorite thing to tell an angry child: “No, no, sweetie, we weren’t laughing at you — we were laughing ABOUT you.” My children refer to me only as “The Evil One”, and always in hushed tones. I like that. Continue reading →

Lock and load, people. Working day. Lots to do. Do NOT distract me with entertainment, diversion, or fun. Well, occasionally is all right. You know, a little bit. But seriously, go light on the fun. Continue reading →

I am home and alive. The Santa Cruz crowds downtown were impressively mellow. I’m officially impressed. Didn’t see or hear a single shopper freak-out. I think we were all so glad to have had the torrential rains end, that was enough. Continue reading →

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The stillness of the hall is broken. A rising murmur fills the mirrored room, a wash of voices that grows until it echoes in the dark, thorn-carved rafters. The blind king nods slowly. “Now, at last, it begins.”—Shadowmarch